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nathanael Annabel Baker baillie johnson
Alabama LAMP High
Christian School
Academy
photography by Shelby Shubird photography by Brooke Glassford / Colorbox Photography
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17 , Senior at Alabama Christian Academy 17 , Senior at LAMP High School notable notable
National Merit Finalist AP National Scholar Merit with Semifinalist Honors AUM National Baseball Honor All-Star Society 2017 & 2018
FCM AP Scholar Soccer with Club Distinction Montgomery 2015-2021 AP Capstone Diploma quotable quotable
“ Look for yourself , and you will find in the long run only hatred “ You will , loneliness always have , despair ups , and rage downs , ruin ,, and but decay you have . But to look have for a Christ way to and get back you will up .” find Him , and with Him everything else thrown in .” - C . S . Lewis her story his story
Annabel shared , “ LAMP , though incredibly challenging , has Nathanael a strong community was born in of Sweden students and that is support a dual citizen one another ( Sweden / USA through ). He the shared hardships that his that favorite we all part share about . LAMP attending also encourages ACA is incredible that it provides student-teacher AP and dual relationships enrollment that courses have helped for college me credit feel supported so he can and enter loved college throughout as a sophomore high school and .” finish Annabel college is earlier the Volleyball . He is a Team member Captain of the and National Libero Honor , National Society Honor , the Society Vice pianist President at Grace , Mu Presbyterian Alpha Theta Church Math Board , a member Committee of the
on-staff Montgomery Head Chairman Christian , and has Youth attended Choir the , and AHSAA a member State of Volleyball Trinity Presbyterian Tournament Church three years . He in is a also row part . of various clubs , such as the Rättvik Baseball Club in Sweden , Vikarbyn Fotboll Club in what Sweden ’ s , Key next Club , FCA , and the Montgomery Symphony
Orchestra Annabel shared . , “ I want to pursue a major in medical humanities to learn about medicine through the perspectives of what different ’ s disciplines next of study . I plan to attend medical school
When with the asked hopes what of becoming he wants to a psychiatrist do after high . I school began , going Nathanael on shared mission , “ I trips think and I am I knew being that called I wanted into music to be . able Recently to help , I have people gotten in need really . Healthcare involved seemed in music to be at my lacking church most and in my the city people , and I I really witnessed enjoyed .” doing this more than anything .”
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Nathanael When asked shared what , “ makes My parents her proud have , inspired she shared me , “ the Because most , my but parents not just care by so the deeply things for they students have and tried for to furthering teach me . I education in individuals the most from as much the way as possible they act , and I am handle proud different that they
have learned challenges are teachers . I . am I believe glad to that have they come are from the best a large kind family of teachers , but I am that most everyone proud deserves that each to of have my , siblings and I want have the very same specific passion gifts and they goals have and for teaching that we are to carry all moving into my in different own future directions career .” .” parents ’ perspective parents ’ perspective
Nathanael ’ s parents , Gary and Linda Johnson , shared , “ We admire his Annabel inner ’ s motivation parents , Jeff to and achieve Emily , his Baker work , shared ethic ,, and “ Annabel his willingness is to self-motivated obey his parents and and ambitious teachers but . His also talents humble ‘ translate . Annabel ’ to pursues Swedish
culture her own when path he without is there concern every summer for what on others our family may think mission . She .” mostly avoids the typical drama of teenage interactions , and has
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been taught that people who have a problem with you hold the
Gary problem and , not Linda you had .” this advice for other parents , “ Your children are a gift from God and not a possession to hold on to .
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them in Christ and live what you say you believe Jeff and , for Emily they are had watching this advice more for than other they parents listening : “ Do not . ' allow We will technology not hide them to parent from or their babysit children your , child but tell , and to the coming limit material generation gifts to the the glorious appropriate deeds occasion of the Lord . Be , and age his appropriate might , and with the permissions wonders that , communication he has done .'” ,( Psalm and discipline 78:4 ) ."
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